Nick Hudson

For other people named Nick Hudson, see Nick Hudson (disambiguation).
Nick Hudson

Nick Hudson (left), Sam Loch and Dan Noonan after winning the Kings Cup for New South Wales in 2009 at Lake Barrington, Tasmania
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
2009 Poznań M4x

Nick Hudson (born 7 October 1983 in Sydney) is a retired Australian rower.[1]

Hudson started rowing at The King's School, Parramatta and stroked their First VIII in 2000 to a 5th placing at the AAGPS Head of the River.[2]

He was part of the successful First VIII in 2001, along with fellow future Australian Representatives Matt Ryan and Sam Loch, that won at the AAGPS Head of the River.[3] The crew went on to win the Barrington Cup at the National Championships and the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta later that year.[4]

Hudson competed for Sydney University Boat Club and first represented Australia in 2003 at the Nations Cup (now World Under 23 Championships) in Belgrade, Serbia. Hudson was part of the Quad Scull with Eugene Arendsen, Henry Gundry and Tom Westgarth that won the Gold Medal.[5] In 2004 the Nations Cup was known as the World Under 23 Regatta and Hudson was again a member of the Australian Quad Scull, this time winning the Bronze Medal.[6]

Five years later, Hudson made his debut in the Australian senior team, winning a Silver Medal at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.[7] Hudson again made the A Final the following year at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. Racing in the Men's Double Scull with Jared Bidwell, the crew placed fifth.

At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Hudson competed in the Men's Single Scull giving him senior National representation across the full range of sculling boats in the space of just 3 years. He placed 18th.

Domestically while racing for his state, New South Wales, Hudson has won the Noel F Wilkinson Cup for Youth Eights in 2003, stroking the crew to a win by almost 5 seconds.[8] He made his Kings Cup debut for New South Wales in 2007 placing 2nd behind Victoria.[9] Hudson returned to the New South Wales Kings Cup crew in 2009, recording a dominant victory by over 5 seconds.[10] Hudson won his second Kings Cup in 2010 and was selected in the crew again in 2012, where New South Wales won, making Hudson a three-time winner of the event.[11][12]

Hudson announced his retirement from competitive rowing on 21 March 2015, on the eve of the National Championships, known as the Sydney International Rowing Regatta.

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Hudson on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ↑ "AAGPS Head of the River, 25 Mar 2000 – Results". www.rowingnsw.asn.au. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  3. ↑ "AAGPS Head of the River, 31 Mar 2001 – Results". www.rowingnsw.asn.au. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Rowing History – Australia; Schoolboy Eight".
  5. ↑ "2003 World Under 23 Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. ↑ "2004 World Under 23 Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  7. ↑ "World Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  8. ↑ "2003 Interstate Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  9. ↑ "2007 Interstate Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  10. ↑ "2009 Interstate Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  11. ↑ "2010 Interstate Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  12. ↑ "Interstate Championships – Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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